I always see people wearing ribbons or bracelets to support different organizations/ disease awareness, and I wonder what color is for what? It can be confusing. Some colors and awareness ribbons have multiple meanings. We did the best we could to compile a list of colors and meanings from multiple
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A Do-Now, 4-Step Guide to Kick Starting Summer Weight Loss by Wendy Chant, Author of Conquer the Fat-Loss Code Few things in this life are as frustrating as working hard to look better, firm up or slim down and, after a few weeks -- or a few months -- of eating right and exercising STILL having noth
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Have you ever flown on Southwest before? If you have, you will certainly be able to relate to the situations Marty Thompson points out in his humorous look at the airlines. It has always reminded me of a cattle car. I feel like I should “moo” when I’m getting on. There is never enough space
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As the original direct sales company, Avon has a reputation for door-to-door sales. The iconic image of the Avon Lady ringing doorbells has been part of the American experience for generations. Some Avon representatives still canvas the neighborhood on foot, but many sell in their workplace, thro
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In 1981, Tom and Karen Lambke found out their newborn son has Down Syndrome. They didn’t let it bother them, they just realized that it meant being a parent would take a little more work. They used the resources available: support groups, associations for disabled children, and made friends wit
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Now in her late 20's "B." has tried everything she can think of to lose weight, from working out to hypnotism to every fad diet that has come around. She doesn't eat too much, goes to a gym regularly and doesn't eat carbs after seven p.m. It doesn't matter; she is still "fat." She just may come r
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? By Dr. Thomas J.A. Lehman Does your child suffer from joint pain, arthritis, lupus, or some other form of a rheumatic disease? Are you a teenager who would like some more information about why your body seems to be going nuts? If s
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The subtitle for this book is: One Man’s Memories, and that’s a very appropriate description. He talks about his life honestly and openly, and he makes no excuses for his actions. He has bone cancer at this point in his life, and I think that’s part of what has made him reflect back over his
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* and other cortisone-related medicines It may work miracles, but how do you handle the side effects? May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? A guide to the potential nutritional, emotional, and physical side effects of taking long-term cortisone related medicines. Co-author
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? Contemplating what you should give a loved-one or close friend, suffering from a chronic illness for a get well gift?How about a Tee-shirt that reads ‘Lupus Sucks’ or ‘Fibromyalgia Sucks' ? Or "Bad Flare Day!". Look n
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